Weather Winners

2013-05-24 13:40 EDT
Toronto Island, ON
Category Toronto Island Rank Definition
Hottest summer 9 the highest average afternoon temperature in June, July, and August.
Coldest winter 72 the lowest average night-time temperature in December, January, and February.
Coolest summer 92 the lowest average afternoon temperature in June, July and August.
Mildest winter 26 the highest average afternoon temperature in December, January and February.
Coldest spring 75 the lowest average daily temperature in March, April and May.
Coldest year-round 80 the lowest average of all daily temperatures for the year.
Warmest year-round 21 the highest average of all daily temperatures for the year.
Most freezing days 76 the greatest number of days annually with the lowest temperature at or below 0°C.
Fewest freezing days 25 the fewest number of days annually with the lowest temperature at or below 0 °C.
Most hot days (30°C or above) 17 the greatest number of days annually with a daily high temperature of 30°C or above.
Most cold days (-20°C or less) 73 the greatest number of days annually with a daily low temperature of -20°C or below.
Most hot and cold days 66 the greatest number of days annually with daily highs of 30°C or above and daily lows of -20°C or below.
Warmest spring 26 the highest average daily temperature in March, April and May.
Warmest fall 21 the highest average daily temperature in September, October and November.
Wettest city (rain and snow) 69 the greatest total annual rain and snow.
Driest city 32 the least amount of total annual rain and snow.
Snowiest city 79 the greatest total annual snowfall (cm).
Lowest snowfall 22 the least amount of total annual snowfall (cm).
Snowiest fall 94 the greatest total snowfall in September, October and November.
Snowiest spring 80 the greatest total snowfall in March, April and May.
Snowfall as a % of precipitation 85 the annual total snowfall (cm) as a % of annual total precipitation (mm).
Rainiest city 58 the greatest total annual rainfall (mm).
Most wet days 66 the greatest number of days annually with measurable precipitation at or above 0.2 mm.
Most very wet days (25 mm or more) 58 the greatest number of days annually with precipitation at or more than 25 mm.
Most dry days 35 the greatest number of days annually with no measurable precipitation.
Most snow days 69 the greatest number of days annually with measurable snowfall at or above 0.2 cm.
Fewest snow days 32 the fewest number of days annually with measurable snowfall at or above 0.2 cm.
Most heavy snowfall days (10 cm or more) 74 the greatest number of days annually with a snowfall at or above 10 cm.
Most huge snowfall days (25 cm or more) 99 the greatest number of days annually with a snowfall at or above 25 cm.
Longest snow cover season (days) 82 the greatest number of days annually with snow covering the ground to a depth of at least 1 cm.
Most deep snow cover days (10 cm or more) 85 the greatest number of days annually with snow covering the ground to a depth of at least 10 cm.
Greatest average snow depth January 31 84 the deepest median daily snow depth on January 31.
Most freezing rain days 61 the greatest number of days annually with an occurrence of freezing rain or drizzle.
Most blowing snow days 65 the greatest number of days annually with an occurrence of blowing snow.
Most thunderstorm days 13 the greatest number of days annually with an occurrence of a thunderstorm.
Fewest thunderstorm days 88 the fewest number of days annually with an occurrence of a thunderstorm.
Foggiest city (days) 51 the greatest number of days annually with an occurrence of fog (fog, ice fog or freezing fog).
Fewest fog days 51 the fewest number of days annually with an occurrence of fog (fog, ice fog, or freezing fog).
Most smoke and haze days 7 the greatest number of days annually with an occurrence of smoke or haze.
Sunniest year-round 32 the greatest number of hours annually with sunshine.
Least sunshine year-round 69 the fewest number of hours annually with sunshine.
Sunniest winter 50 the greatest number of hours of sunshine in December, January and February.
Sunniest summer 47 the greatest number of hours of sunshine in June, July and August.
Sunniest spring 43 the greatest number of hours of sunshine in March, April and May.
Sunniest fall 21 the greatest number of hours of sunshine in September, October and November.
Most sunny days year-round 33 the greatest number of days annually with an occurrence of sunshine.
Fewest sunny days year-round 68 the fewest number of days annually with an occurrence of sunshine.
Most sunny days in cold months 52 the greatest number of days from November through March inclusive with an occurrence of sunshine.
Most sunny days in warm months 38 the greatest number of days from May through September inclusive with an occurrence of sunshine.
Most heating degree-days 77 the greatest number of heating degree-days annually (accumulated average daily temperature below 18°C).
Most cooling degree-days 9 the greatest number of cooling degree-days annually (accumulated average daily temperature above 18°C).
Most growing degree-days 14 the greatest number of growing degree-days annually (accumulated average daily temperature above 5°C).
Highest average pressure 21 the highest hourly average sea level pressure (kPa) annually.
Lowest average pressure 64 the lowest hourly average sea level pressure (kPa) annually.
Greatest average pressure difference 68 the greatest difference between highest and lowest monthly average sea level pressure (kPa).
Most hours with low visibility 57 the greatest number of hours per year where the visibility is less than 1 km.
Clearest skies year-round 36 the greatest number of hours annually with total cloud amount between 0 and 2 tenths.
Cloudiest skies year-round 36 the greatest number of hours annually with total cloud amount between 8 and 10 tenths.
Most clear skies in summer 28 the greatest number of hours in June, July and August with total cloud amount between 0 and 2 tenths.
Windiest city year-round 32 the highest average hourly wind speed (km/h) annually.
Lightest wind speed year-round 51 the lowest average hourly wind speed (km/h) annually.
Windiest winter 26 the highest average hourly wind speed (km/h) in December, January and February.
Windiest summer 41 the highest average hourly wind speed (km/h) in June, July and August.
Most days with light wind (5 km/h or less) 49 the greatest number of days with at least one hour's wind speed at or less than 5 km/h.
Most windy days (40 km/h or more) 19 the greatest number of days annually with at least one hour's wind speed above 40 km/h.
Extreme wind chill 59 the highest wind chill in the period between 1952 and 2000.
Most high wind chill days (-30 or less) 58 the greatest number of days with an occurrence of wind chill less than -30.
Humidex days at or above 30 9 the greatest number of days annually with humidex at or above 30.
High humidex days at or above 35 5 the greatest number of days annually with humidex at or above 35.
Most humid summer city 15 the highest average hourly vapour pressure (kPa) in June, July and August.
Driest winter air 60 the lowest average hourly vapour pressure (kPa) in December, January and February.
Driest summer air 68 the lowest average hourly vapour pressure (kPa) in June, July and August.
Snowiest spring
City Rank Value
Gander   NL   1   136.15 cm  
Sept-Îles   QC   2   111.27 cm  
Moncton   NB   3   111.10 cm  
Campbellton   NB   4   110.32 cm  
Baie-Comeau   QC   5   90.57 cm  
Bathurst   NB   6   88.73 cm  
Corner Brook   NL   7   86.98 cm  
Charlottetown   PE   8   86.07 cm  
Timmins   ON   9   84.14 cm  
St. John's   NL   10   84.02 cm  
Chicoutimi-Jonquière   QC   11   80.73 cm  
Val-d'Or   QC   12   80.41 cm  
Sydney   NS   13   80.20 cm  
Alma   QC   14   79.11 cm  
Fredericton   NB   15   78.33 cm  
Summerside   PE   16   78.21 cm  
Edmundston   NB   17   72.53 cm  
Sherbrooke   QC   18   71.89 cm  
Saint John   NB   19   70.95 cm  
Québec City   QC   20   67.00 cm  
Truro   NS   21   66.96 cm  
Kentville   NS   22   66.94 cm  
Rimouski   QC   23   64.21 cm  
Rivière-du-Loup   QC   24   61.93 cm  
Sudbury   ON   25   58.59 cm  
North Bay   ON   26   56.22 cm  
Thompson   MB   27   54.51 cm  
Shawinigan   QC   28   52.80 cm  
Sault Ste. Marie   ON   29   52.60 cm  
Ottawa   ON   30   51.41 cm  
Joliette   QC   31   51.05 cm  
Trois-Rivières   QC   32   49.94 cm  
Drummondville   QC   33   49.78 cm  
Halifax Airport   NS   34   48.86 cm  
Montréal   QC   35   47.81 cm  
Calgary   AB   36   47.05 cm  
Owen Sound   ON   37   46.41 cm  
Pembroke   ON   38   46.40 cm  
Barrie   ON   39   45.99 cm  
Lethbridge   AB   40   45.75 cm  
Cornwall   ON   41   44.45 cm  
Rouyn-Noranda   QC   42   43.28 cm  
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu   QC   43   42.17 cm  
Brockville   ON   44   42.16 cm  
Midland   ON   45   41.77 cm  
Thunder Bay   ON   46   40.93 cm  
Fort St. John   BC   47   39.99 cm  
Saint-Hyacinthe   QC   48   39.54 cm  
Sorel-Tracy   QC   49   39.51 cm  
Portage la Prairie   MB   50   39.46 cm  
Kingston   ON   51   39.37 cm  
London   ON   52   38.18 cm  
Fort McMurray   AB   53   37.75 cm  
Stratford   ON   54   37.70 cm  
Kenora   ON   55   37.43 cm  
Hamilton   ON   56   34.94 cm  
Red Deer   AB   57   34.72 cm  
Yorkton   SK   58   34.48 cm  
Edmonton   AB   59   33.69 cm  
Peterborough   ON   60   32.94 cm  
Cold Lake   AB   61   32.72 cm  
Belleville   ON   62   32.68 cm  
Kitchener-Waterloo   ON   63   32.10 cm  
Guelph   ON   64   32.09 cm  
Yellowknife   NT   65   31.92 cm  
Estevan   SK   66   31.86 cm  
Williams Lake   BC   67   31.57 cm  
Brandon   MB   68   31.39 cm  
Prince Albert   SK   69   30.78 cm  
Prince George   BC   70   30.57 cm  
Swift Current   SK   71   29.97 cm  
Moose Jaw   SK   72   29.84 cm  
Grande Prairie   AB   73   29.35 cm  
Regina   SK   74   29.32 cm  
St. Catharines   ON   75   28.01 cm  
Medicine Hat   AB   76   27.85 cm  
Winnipeg   MB   77   26.67 cm  
Saskatoon   SK   78   25.97 cm  
Whitehorse   YT   79   25.34 cm  
Toronto Island   ON   80   24.94 cm  
Windsor   ON   81   24.93 cm  
Sarnia   ON   82   24.71 cm  
Woodstock   ON   83   24.23 cm  
Prince Rupert   BC   84   22.30 cm  
Cranbrook   BC   85   20.28 cm  
Brantford   ON   86   20.18 cm  
Oshawa   ON   87   18.61 cm  
Port Alberni   BC   88   14.92 cm  
Campbell River   BC   89   12.77 cm  
Courtenay   BC   90   11.19 cm  
Chilliwack   BC   91   10.54 cm  
Vernon   BC   92   6.50 cm  
Kelowna   BC   93   5.84 cm  
Nanaimo   BC   94   5.79 cm  
Abbotsford   BC   95   3.90 cm  
Kamloops   BC   96   3.76 cm  
Penticton   BC   97   3.63 cm  
Vancouver   BC   98   3.07 cm  
Victoria   BC   99   2.43 cm  
Duncan   BC   100   2.17 cm  

From St. John's to Victoria, Canadians love to brag about the weather that they endure (or enjoy!). Surely their community must get the most in the entire country! But which Canadian city really is the rainiest, the snowiest or the windiest? And where is the sunshine capital?

To find the answers, David Phillips, Environment Canada's Senior Climatologist, and the nation's favourite weather guru, has analyzed 30 years of recent weather data for Canada's 100 largest cities. His results will not only provide for entertaining conversations around the dinner table, but will also be of assistance to local governments, Chambers of Commerce, tourism and recreation businesses and those seeking weather havens for retirement or health purposes.

Source: http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/winners/intro_e.html Oct 12, 2010.

The historical weather data, forecast and current conditions graphics are courtesy of Environment Canada. The information presented is combined from multiple Environment Canada data sources and all effort is made to be accurate. However, if you find something missing or incorrect please send feedback. Don't make life or death decisions based on information you find here. :-) Please see the "about" page for links to the official Environment Canada data.